March 1926

 March 1926

 

8  Pouring rain all morning. In bed all day with headache. Practice at Wyands at night. No mail.

 

9  Lovely day. Some very bad places on the roads. Feeling a little better. Practice at Wyands again to-night.

 

10  NE. Fine day. Missionary meeting at J.F. McNeil’s, Anna & I were there and had quite a tumble out of sleigh backwards on our heads. Hockey at night.

 

11  Fine. Busy, pretty sore. Got to bed early to-night, Anna pretty sore.

 

12  Anna better. Group here to-night. Quite a crowd. Tired out.

 

13  In bed most of day. Pretty sore. Very frosty to-night. 4B Skating at rink.

 

14  6B here and 12 B at Herbs this morning. Our baby’s birthday, 6 yrs old. Cecil & Mother down to dinner & tea. Preaching in afternoon in United Church.

 

15  18B at Hunter River this AM and 6B here. Very calm. Everyone at the ice. It is about 30 inches thick. Ernest and I went in to Charlie Wyands in evening. Practice here.

16  Fine. Finished ice. Skating to-night. Hooking. Have sold a lot of wood. There is such a depth of snow, people can’t get to woods and there is no coal at H. River.

 

17  A gorgeous picture this morning. Very foggy & trees covered with frost. Wonderful when the sun came out. Ernest went to Roller Mill. Institute at Milton McKenzie, annual meeting. Anna new president. Headache.

 

18  In bed all day. Snowing, 4 or 5 inches new snow down. Practice at Wyands.

 

19  In bed most of day. YPPG at McLures in evening. Austin taking orders for fertilizer. Fine day but frosty at night.

 

20  Fine but cloudy, very chill cold. SE wind Fine at night. Practice at Jerry’s and Hall.

 

21  Lovely bright day but very cold wind. Mr. Tyndall preached in afternoon. My blue jays are getting very tame. One junco down yesterday. No sign of spring yet. To look down to the shore one would not know there was a pond there at all. It is almost level with the fields, every